My aunt had maybe a similar situation.
Aunt J was not well and quasi-comatose. They were going to “pull the plug” when Cousin D walked in. He confronted them. They said “She has a DNR.” He asked, do you know what the “R” in “DNR” stands for?”. They backed off.
That was about five years ago.
A DNR is the opposite of a living will. A living will spells out what measures should be taken and for exactly how long, a DNR is an order to not resuscitate. The problem with my mother was that she did not need to be resuscitated. She had just hit her head when she fell on the stairs. She was breathing just fine on her own. The doctor was actually trying to kill her. It didn’t work.